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divisions between parrakeet-aviaries should be double, with at 
least a space of one inch between the two courses of netting. 
Both the surviving young birds are thriving and developing well 
and have been " on their own " for some weeks. Their 
plumage I described at the beginning of these notes under 
" Juvenile plumage." 
The parent birds showed signs of going to nest again, but 
almost immediately went into heavy moult, and, at present, this 
is not complete. 
I have attempted to make these notes applicable to 
Platycercinac generally, and to some extent have succeeded in 
so doing, but, of course, the question of individualism qualifies 
all general principles. However, if the dicta of one pair to each 
aviary be adhered to the above notes will apply to any species of 
Platycerciis as regards their breeding economy. 
Perhaps, a short note on my Rosella Parrakeets 
(P. cxiniits) — I do not possess any now, rats took my last pair — 
may increase the utility of this article. A pair I kept (a true 
pair) for some years in a mixed series of birds never attempted 
to nest; later (alone), in quite a moderate sized aviary, they went 
to nest and brought off three strong young birds, and the next 
season successfully reared two broods, after which I parted with 
them. I should say the Rosella is impatient of company when 
nesting, and is very savage towards other tsittaci then — quite 
unsafe company for budgerigars, cockateels, lovebirds, etc. 
In conclusion, a few words as to dietary. I am a firm 
believer in a simple menu, and only supply canary, millet and 
heavy white oats as the staple menu, with greenfood and fruit, 
of course. When they are feeding young or moulting a small 
quantity of sunflower, safflower and hemp seeds is added to the 
mixture. When feeding young they eat quite a quantity of 
greenfood, and eat with gusto quantities of fresh, clean dande- 
lion leaves and flowers, seeming to prefer it to any other; at 
any rate it is all eaten first when a mixed supply is put in. 
Most of the Platycercinae are quite hardy, and may be 
left out of '^-nrs all the year round with impunitj^. The shelter 
